An Eye for an Eye! Until Cause and Effect Are Erased!

"... My Lord God, Imaginary Archive says you are spreading heresies and deceiving young girls."

(****! You want to die with me?!)

1473.

Although Otto's plan was wonderful—to set off in a few months, catch up with the main group, and then rely on Kallen's autonomy to carry out independent actions—[the plan was] very good.

However, in practice... some problems still arose.

"Big sister... are you really alright?"

After three years, Elinor, who had matured and become very familiar with Otto, looked at him with some concern as he wore a thick cotton-padded coat and buried his face in the Otto's mane.

"No... Achoo! I, I should be fine..."

"Ah, so-and-so became like this because he doesn't exercise regularly."

Kallen, riding on her tall horse, made sarcastic remarks.

"So Otto, you'd better not plan the trip... You have absolutely no practical experience with this."

"..."

With his face buried in the horse's mane, Otto was neither in the mood to answer nor had he any words to say.

What should have been a year in theory has now taken three years... She accepts the blame for that.

This is indeed something that cannot be explained by error.

... Thinking about it this way, it's better to stay at home and be a homebody.

As Otto pondered this, he touched the neck of the horse beneath him.

To her shame, she didn't even know how to ride a horse at first, and even now...

Otto looked up at the fluttering reins.

Hmm, the Lord God are really reliable...

"... If you keep looking at me, you can do it yourself."

Liu Bai, clinging to the reins, was in a foul mood.

If he hadn't possessed the reins and had his own horse to ride, he wouldn't know what to do—after all, he had absolutely no knowledge in this area.

Over the past three years, he has taught himself to ride horses, while Otto, that brat, has completely lost any interest in learning.

Elinor learned on the job, okay? Her riding skills are now almost as good as Kallen's, while Otto still struggles with mounting his horse; his technique is only at a beginner level.

Tsk, I accidentally turned Otto into an athletic failure.

Otto in the original timeline shouldn't have been so athletically challenged; he was at least able to keep up with Kallen during marches, so he had some resilience.

Otto obediently lowered his head.

This trip immediately relegated her to the lowest position in the group.

However, Nagatsugu is not currently in the squad; instead, he has remained with the main force as a liaison officer.

... The original liaison should have been Elinor.

But this long journey proved that Abyss White Flower truly has the power to bring the dead back to life.

—That's right, Elinor obtained the Abyss White Flower from the Schariac Family before setting off.

Otto originally intended for Elinor to carry the Abyss White Flower so that he could save any talented soldiers or knights who were seriously injured and on the verge of death, but now she's using it all on herself.

Life is truly unpredictable.

"Speaking of which, we've arrived at the Kipchak Steppe by now... Ha, this is quite a good place for a decisive battle."

"Otto said, his face turned to the side, his head buried in the horse's mane."

"We shouldn't be too far from the Ming Empire... By the way, has everyone learned Chinese by now?"

"Lord God have taught us so diligently, how could we still not understand?"

Even Kallen, who seemed to be a poor student, spoke with ease, let alone Elinor was much more diligent and hardworking.

This loyal young lady seems determined to commit suicide if she can't learn it...

"Once we enter the territory of the Ming Empire's Great Wall, those border guards..." Elinor asked softly.

"Anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem. If all else fails, finding a way to blend into a caravan is fine too... Force is the worst option here—though it might be the most effective one."

Otto said listlessly.

"Speaking of which, can we set up camp and rest now...? I really don't want to keep going through the winter grasslands... It's so cold..."

"You're still complaining about being cold even with three cotton-padded coats?!"

Chapter 253 An eye for an eye! Until cause and effect perish!

"Sir, please accept these as a token of our respect..."

"Let's go! Let them through!"

The soldier in the cloth armor tapped the cloth bag in his hand, a smile appearing on his face, but the next moment, it vanished into an impatient expression as he waved his gun.

"... What good luck! We actually managed to meet the Schicksal Caravan before entering the pass."

Elinor muttered softly as she rode on her horse.

"Caravans? I doubt it." Otto was much more energetic than when he was outside the Great Wall. "However, they probably wouldn't be of much use anyway."

Otto glanced at the caravan owner, who was bowing and scraping as he left in front of the sergeant, and said in a rather indifferent tone.

"The road is long and arduous, and it's not easy to send a message to the main force now. If we wait for the main force to arrive, those defeated soldiers from the grasslands will probably have already brought the message over."

In any case, Schicksal's current combat power is enough to crush most secular combat forces one by one.

"On the other hand, we don't need to worry about them. Let them do their thing, and we'll do ours."

Otto said softly.

Elinor and Kallen both nodded.

"Miss, are you leaving the caravan?"

The caravan owner overheard Otto's words just as he returned to the caravan.

"Yes, is there a problem?" Otto's voice was calm, but it put considerable pressure on the caravan owner.

"Of course, no problem. This is for travel expenses and a map I bought from other merchants. Please keep it safe, Miss."

It was clear that the boss, who was actually a spy, wanted to say something more, but ultimately succumbed to Otto's imposing manner.

Come to think of it, he's the third young lady of his own family, the head of the Kaslana family, the lady's adopted daughter... how could he possibly have the right to speak?

He was already being kind by not being given any trouble.

"That's thoughtful of you."

Otto nodded, then followed the caravan for a few more miles, found a bustling market, and joined the crowd before leaving.

"My Lord God, where are we going this time?"

The three found a secluded spot, opened the map, and Otto asked the air.

"Shandong... that is, the Qi, Tai Xu Mountain."

Liu Bai pressed the map.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Shandong area was referred to as Qi in written form.

"Shandong Administration Commission." Otto glanced at the noticeably concave area. "Tai Xu Mountain ... if I remember correctly, this is where emperors of the Shenzhou performed the Fengshan ceremony throughout history, isn't it?"

Tai Xu Mountain in the Honkai World is located at the same position as Mount Tai in the regular world.

"Your disciple is truly remarkable, an immortal who has been worshipped by emperors throughout history... Tsk tsk, that's far more prestigious than Schicksal."

As Otto spoke, he pondered what kind of person the Lord God's unseen disciple would be.

... I always felt he wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"Looks like you're still not tired enough from this journey."

Liu Bai tapped Otto's head in displeasure.

"Instead, you could say that this is Otto."

Kallen nodded matter-of-factly while munching on a flatbread she'd bought sometime earlier.

Kallen's foodie tendencies are just too extreme.

"But speaking of which, when I was buying the cakes, I overheard some people dressed... unruly and dissolute talking about something called 'internal strength.' My Lord God, do you know what that is?"

"Hmm... Essentially, it's a kind of application of Honkai power, a very useful little system, quite worth learning from."

After a moment's thought, Liu Bai gave a brief and concise introduction.

"And the ultimate realm is very strong... Kallen, you can actually give it a try."

"Oh... so the so-called internal force is actually a form of Honkai Energy?"

Kallen wasn't surprised after she understood; she got it now.

"... Sort of. As for the specifics, you can learn them once you get to Tai Xu Mountain."

Liu Bai doesn't understand internal energy cultivation, so it's better to leave the task of teaching Kallen internal energy cultivation to Fu Hua.

Anyway, can taking advantage of your apprentices be considered taking advantage of them?

"Alright, now that we've decided on our destination, let's set off and travel the world along the way."

Just as Otto was about to put away the map and get up, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

"What's wrong, Otto?"

Seeing Otto stiffen, Kallen asked with some concern.

Elinor was even prepared to use the Abyss White Flower to cure Otto's illness.

"... Um, do you guys feel like you're being watched by something?"

In just a moment, Otto felt his hands and feet getting cold and he was sweating profusely.

"This..." Elinor looked around warily, then feigned confusion. "There are only ordinary people around here. Sister, is it because of your health...?"

Although Elinor didn't say it explicitly because of her status, her meaning was clear—you're so weak you're hallucinating, aren't you?

"... Is that so?" Otto's confidence wavered after Elinor's words.

"This young lady has a pale complexion and sweaty hands and feet, which is probably due to qi deficiency. It must be due to insufficient constitution during childhood and long-term illness."

A serene, still female voice rang in Otto's ears.

"If you don't mind, I can take your pulse and prescribe medicine for you."

Looking up again, the three were horrified to find a beautiful, ethereal woman with gray hair and blue eyes, dressed in Yun Mo robe, standing by the table.

Even someone as carefree as Kallen couldn't maintain her composure—after all, being touched so unexpectedly by someone was simply too terrifying.

Elinor was even more radical, was about to open fire and attack the market despite the surrounding environment after a brief moment of shock.

"... It's not quite right."

"..."

Elinor paused, caught between a glimpse of Abyss White Flower and a seemingly all-knowing gaze.

Fortunately, the ethereal beauty in front of him then looked away and instead turned to look at the formless Liu Bai.

"It's been a long time. How is Master's health?"

"... Your question is quite subtle." Liu Bai looked at the ethereal woman in front of him... who was Hua, the future Fu Hua, and the current Chi Yuan Zhenren, and said with a strange expression.

"..."

Hua was surprised by Liu Bai's response, and the tense atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.

"My disciple has spoken out of turn."

"Ugh... she seems even harder to get along with than Elinor at work," Kallen muttered loudly, listening to the woman's words.